Faculty
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Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is upon us, and fall has fallen on campus. Beautiful scenery abounds, sometimes in the most seemingly mundane places.
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Open Enrollment ends November 25 at midnight
You have until Tuesday, November 25, to visit the Open Enrollment website http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/open_enrollment to make UC health and welfare benefit plan changes for 2009. We encourage you to take any actions soon and not wait until the last minute to avoid any delays in accessing the website. Actions you may take during Open Enrollment are…
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Exceptions to campus closure during the holiday season
The UCSC campus will close during the holiday season in an effort to conserve energy at a time when university business is generally slow.
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Dining Services receives $5,000 grant for sustainability
UC Santa Cruz Dining won a $5,000 grant for its comprehensive approach to food service sustainability during the 2008 Greenbuild Expo.
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Astronomy professor Douglas Lin receives Outstanding Faculty Award
The Division of Physical and Biological Sciences has given its 2007-08 Outstanding Faculty Award to Douglas Lin, professor of astronomy and astrophysics.
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Chancellor comments at Regents meeting on proposed state funding cuts to UC
Chancellor Blumenthal and two other UC chancellors briefed the UC Board of Regents at its meeting in San Francisco today on the implications of reduced funding for their campuses.
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Campus wins accolades from green blog
UC Santa Cruz has been recognized in the Green College Spotlight section of green blog EarthFirst.
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Fire Department kicks off holiday toy drive
The UCSC Fire Department is holding its annual holiday toy drive.
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King Convocation planned for February; nominations open for Tony Hill Award
The 25th annual UCSC Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation will be held in February at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium. Nominations for the Tony Hill Award can be submitted through December 12.
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Campus braces for more cuts
Mid-year budget cuts, recently announced by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, will force UC Santa Cruz to make even more reductions in operations than it already had planned after lawmakers slashed spending for UC in the initial state budget.
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Annual Computer Security Reminder
Reminder to increase your awareness of cyber security issues.
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Newest Friends group wants you to be able to see, touch, smell history
UC Santa Cruz’s newest Friends group, Friends of the Cowell Lime Works Historic District, aims to protect historical evidence and significant structures on campus dating from the 19th century.